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Jacqueline Klimas

Jacqueline Klimas

Jacqueline Klimas covers Capitol Hill for The Washington Times. She can be reached at jklimas@washingtontimes.com.

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FILE - This March 14, 2014 file photo shows House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., joined at left by Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, listening to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington. The testimony of nine military officers severely undermines claims by Republican lawmakers that a “stand-down order” held back military assets who could have saved the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans killed at a diplomatic outpost and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle)

Buck McKeon tearfully says goodbye to Congress

Retiring Rep. Buck McKeon gave a tearful farewell to Congress Thursday ahead of a vote on his final annual defense bill as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Published December 4, 2014

Victims of the Fort Hood shooting will soon be eligible to receive the Purple Heart, with Congress pushing ahead with a policy change that would officially recognize domestic terrorism as an issue, rather than the "workplace violence" designation the Obama administration had used. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Fort Hood shooting victims will soon be eligible to receive Purple Heart

Victims of the Fort Hood shooting will soon be eligible to receive the Purple Heart, with Congress pushing ahead with a policy change that would officially recognize domestic terrorism as an issue, rather than the "workplace violence" designation the Obama administration had used. Published December 3, 2014

Senate Permanent subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, during the subcommittee's hearing: "Caterpillar's Offshore Tax Strategy. Calling Caterpillar Inc., a member of the "corporate profit-shifting club," Levin accused the manufacturing giant Tuesday of employing an aggressive tax strategy to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Carl Levin: Annual defense-policy bill keeps Guantanamo Bay restrictions

Congressional negotiators have reached a deal on the annual defense policy bill, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday evening, adding that he lost his bid to loosen restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay prison. Published December 1, 2014

VA's contracting office was never told about the ongoing inspector general's investigation when it awarded the contract to Tridec, according to spokeswoman Genevieve Billia. The blanket purchase order award to the company is worth up to $9.2 million, but VA officials haven't yet issued any orders on the contract. (Associated Press)

VA 5-day firing notice too long for Congress, too short for lawyers

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Congress are battling over whether the VA is firing employees fast enough as part of a major management overhaul, but legal analysts say even the five-day notice the administration has settled on is too short and employees who have been fired could sue to get their jobs back — with taxpayers on the hook for back pay. Published November 30, 2014

The 2010 census gave respondents 14 options for ethnicity, as well as a place to write in another ethnic group with which they identified. Under the two-question set-up, however, respondents only have seven options. (Associated Press)

Ethnic groups wary of proposed census changes

Civil rights groups warned Monday that a possible change to how the Census Bureau asks about race and ethnicity in 2020 would end up clouding the picture more than it helps, and could skew the way the government distributes aid or enforces discrimination laws. Published November 24, 2014

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

GOP says Dems wouldn’t like Republican president rewriting laws

Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Democrats should be just as angry as Republicans about the president's executive order on immigration because it sets a precedent for future presidents to singlehandedly rewrite the law. Published November 23, 2014